a rebuttal of sorts
a couple days ago, i posted a query regarding missions trips to greece. my friend geoff explains on his site a bit about the reasons for the trip, which I do understand. sounds like this particular trip wasn't so much a missions trip as a "missionaries need support" trip, and by support, I mean rest, worship, and medical care...
my last comment on this is a comment about his quote:
Second, Matt quoted statistics about how many people in America vs. Greece were "Christain". [sic] As I have heard before, and now seen with my own eyes, this saying is true. "There are lies, damn lies and statistics." to say that 92% of the country is Greek Orthodox is a misnomer. Most people are in church 3 times in their life, their baptism as a baby, their marriage, and for their children's baptism. That is not faith. If that's what it takes, I'd call myself a doctor. I was born in a hospital, I had pneumonia when I was 7 and I visited a sick friend a couple times. I am not a doctor and most Greeks are not practicing Christians.
If it takes weekly church attendance, then the US statistics are extremely false also.
And that's all I'm saying on the matter. Or, as the two fat ladies on MadTV would say, "Done."
One more thing, lest you think that Geoff and I totally don't get along... despite the fact we hold such different views, we've always remained friends, and usually we don't discuss the things that separate us. Agree to disagree and all that.
Happy early 30th, Geoff.